Pia J. Gertsch

564 total citations
14 papers, 461 citations indexed

About

Pia J. Gertsch is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Pia J. Gertsch has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 461 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Genetics, 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 9 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Pia J. Gertsch's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (14 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (9 papers). Pia J. Gertsch is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (14 papers), Plant and animal studies (12 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (9 papers). Pia J. Gertsch collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark. Pia J. Gertsch's co-authors include Pekka Pamilo, Else J. Fjerdingstad, Niclas Gyllenstrand, Laurent Keller, Perttu Seppä, Peter A. Thorén, Jacobus J. Boomsma, Sirkka‐Liisa Varvio, Palle Villesen and Jane Frydenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Evolution, Molecular Ecology and Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

In The Last Decade

Pia J. Gertsch

14 papers receiving 433 citations

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pia J. Gertsch Sweden 9 439 419 179 16 11 14 461
Piyamas Nanork Thailand 10 391 0.9× 416 1.0× 380 2.1× 38 2.4× 5 0.5× 13 465
Tsuyoshi Takeuchi Japan 11 204 0.5× 260 0.6× 115 0.6× 25 1.6× 8 0.7× 31 300
Madeleine M. Ostwald United States 10 230 0.5× 234 0.6× 176 1.0× 12 0.8× 16 1.5× 23 263
S. Dronnet France 5 418 1.0× 401 1.0× 229 1.3× 19 1.2× 13 1.2× 5 435
CR Currie United States 4 301 0.7× 235 0.6× 259 1.4× 19 1.2× 12 1.1× 5 341
Simon Dupont France 12 272 0.6× 279 0.7× 167 0.9× 32 2.0× 5 0.5× 24 325
Johanna Clémencet France 13 384 0.9× 378 0.9× 216 1.2× 17 1.1× 33 3.0× 29 428
David C. Post United States 12 338 0.8× 327 0.8× 215 1.2× 12 0.8× 17 1.5× 20 364
Grégoire Castella Switzerland 6 270 0.6× 208 0.5× 274 1.5× 25 1.6× 30 2.7× 7 366
André Rodrigues de Souza Brazil 12 281 0.6× 281 0.7× 182 1.0× 15 0.9× 16 1.5× 44 348

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Gertsch, Pia J. & Else J. Fjerdingstad. (2004). Biased Amplification and the Utility of Spermatheca-PCR for Mating Frequency Studies in Hymenoptera. Hereditas. 126(2). 183–186. 15 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., Pia J. Gertsch, & Laurent Keller. (2003). The relationship between multiple mating by queens, within-colony genetic variability and fitness in the ant Lasius niger. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 16(5). 844–853. 41 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., Pia J. Gertsch, & Laurent Keller. (2002). WHY DO SOME SOCIAL INSECT QUEENS MATE WITH SEVERAL MALES? TESTING THE SEX-RATIO MANIPULATION HYPOTHESIS IN LASIUS NIGER. Evolution. 56(3). 553–562. 42 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., Pia J. Gertsch, & Laurent Keller. (2002). WHY DO SOME SOCIAL INSECT QUEENS MATE WITH SEVERAL MALES? TESTING THE SEX-RATIO MANIPULATION HYPOTHESIS IN LASIUS NIGER. Evolution. 56(3). 553–553. 2 indexed citations
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Villesen, Palle, Pia J. Gertsch, & Jacobus J. Boomsma. (2002). Microsatellite primers for fungus-growing ants. Molecular Ecology Notes. 2(3). 320–322. 2 indexed citations
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Gyllenstrand, Niclas, Pia J. Gertsch, & Pekka Pamilo. (2002). Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers in the ant Formica exsecta. Molecular Ecology Notes. 2(1). 67–69. 95 indexed citations
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Villesen, Palle, Pia J. Gertsch, & Jacobus J. Boomsma. (2002). Microsatellite primers for fungus‐growing ants. Molecular Ecology Notes. 2(3). 320–322. 7 indexed citations
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Gertsch, Pia J., et al.. (2000). Variable microsatellite loci for the leafcutter ant Acromyrmex echinatior and their applicability to related species. Molecular Ecology. 9(1). 114–116. 27 indexed citations
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Villesen, Palle, Pia J. Gertsch, Jane Frydenberg, Ulrich G. Mueller, & Jacobus J. Boomsma. (1999). Evolutionary transition from single to multiple mating in fungus‐growing ants. Molecular Ecology. 8(11). 1819–1825. 45 indexed citations
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Gertsch, Pia J.. (1999). Adaptive Significance of Queen Mating Frequency in Ants: In Search of Benefits of Genetic Variability. 1 indexed citations
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Gadau, Jürgen, Pia J. Gertsch, Jürgen Heınze, Pekka Pamilo, & Bert Hölldobler. (1998). Oligogyny by unrelated queens in the carpenter ant, Camponotus ligniperdus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 44(1). 23–33. 24 indexed citations
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Pamilo, Pekka, Pia J. Gertsch, Peter A. Thorén, & Perttu Seppä. (1997). Molecular Population Genetics of Social Insects. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 28(1). 1–25. 108 indexed citations
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Gertsch, Pia J., et al.. (1996). Genetic relatedness in the antCamponotus herculeanus. A comparison of estimates from allozyme and DNA microsatellite markers. Insectes Sociaux. 43(3). 235–246. 8 indexed citations
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Gertsch, Pia J., Pekka Pamilo, & Sirkka‐Liisa Varvio. (1995). Microsatellites reveal high genetic diversity within colonies of Camponotus ants. Molecular Ecology. 4(2). 257–260. 44 indexed citations

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